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Greetings

This letter is from John, the elder.[a]

I am writing to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.

Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. Some of the traveling teachers[b] recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your faithfulness and that you are living according to the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Greek From the elder.
  2. 3 Greek the brothers; also in verses 5 and 10.

[a]The Presbyter to the beloved Gaius whom I love in truth.(A)

Beloved, I hope you are prospering in every respect and are in good health, just as your soul is prospering. I rejoiced greatly when some of the brothers[b] came and testified to how truly you walk in the truth.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Beloved Gaius: a frequent form of address for fellow Christians in New Testament epistolary literature.
  2. 3 The brothers: in this letter, the term may refer to Christians who have been missionaries and received hospitality from Gaius (3 Jn 5–6). Walk in the truth: the common Johannine term to describe Christian living; this description presents Gaius as following the teachings of the Presbyter in contrast to Diotrephes.